Damian Rucci

“Comic books always played a very strong influence into Rucci’s work, in this piece we appreciate characters Aquaman and Mera in a highly sexualized representation, another recurring trait of this artist”

Stephan van Kuyk
Lead Curator

Aquaman y Mera – Damian Rucci
Acrylic on canvas / 120 x 100 cm

“The highly sexualized male figure is always very present in Rucci’s work, a lack of erotic representation of males throughout art history was the main trigger for his series Los Bellos (the beautiful ones)“

Stephan van Kuyk
Lead Curator

Estamos Invitados – Damian Rucci
Acrylic on canvas / 120 x 80 cm

“Another work from his Los Bellos series where the highly sexualized male figure is always very present, along side with elements of everyday life and pop culture“

Stephan van Kuyk
Lead Curator

Estamos Invitados – Damian Rucci
Acrylic on canvas / 70 x 100 cm

On his latest series, Rucci evoques to antique holy figures, gods and saints. Representing this holy images into a more modern and comic-driven aesthetic. In this piece we can perceive the nordic mythological figure of the Valkyrie